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    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    George Dawes Green On Southern Gothic Fiction, Savannah, and Dark Humor

    "I think you need a warped sense of humor that finds the darkest moments of life to be hilarious."

    By Molly Odintz | July 26, 2022

    8 Unconventional Coming-of-Age Horror Novels

    8 Unconventional Coming-of-Age Horror Novels

    "What about the other ages we go through/come to? Where are those coming-of-age tales?"

    By Nat Cassidy | July 22, 2022

    Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

    Bad Seeds and Mad Scientists: On the Build-A-Humans of 19th-Century Literature

    Silvia Moreno-Garcia on eugenics, racism, and
    creation gone awry.

    By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | July 21, 2022

    On Otherness And Terror

    On Otherness And Terror

    "The concept of otherness in horror is breathing, expanding its literary lungs to show the other as the oppressed..."

    By Vince A. Liaguno and Rena Mason | July 20, 2022

    Sarah Gailey On Loving Monsters

    Sarah Gailey On Loving Monsters

    "[M]onsters can teach us how to love, even when that love is itself monstrous."

    By Sarah Gailey | July 19, 2022

    A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of

    A Roundtable Discussion on The Meaning of "The Other"

    Authors from a new anthology examining otherness and the creation of monstrosity talk fear, society, and ostracism.

    By CrimeReads | July 19, 2022

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    Caves, Cellars, Crawl Spaces: The Power of Dark Passages in Suspense Fiction

    Caves, Cellars, Crawl Spaces: The Power of Dark Passages in Suspense Fiction

    "[C]aves, basements, and crawl spaces are our ways of visualizing the dark places within our own minds."

    By Margot Harrison | July 18, 2022

    The Five Best Psychological Thrillers Coming Out This July

    The Five Best Psychological Thrillers Coming Out This July

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    Susie Steiner: An Appreciation

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    London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

    London and the Long, Dark shadow of Charles Dickens

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    Top Ten Thrillers to Put You Off Traveling

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